THE CITY OF CALGARY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ZillQ FEB 2l A q: 35 NOTICE OF MOTION T~_t:'-(',.OJ Or" c; ~;-~~\~~"'I CC 661 (R2009-05) J !.~ ..•·.:...0 ,""\l r.:-' I';;(~' •• NM2014 February 26 ell 1 LL:6~' RE: WARD BOUNDARY DETERMINATION AND REVIEW COUNCILLORs Peter Demong, Druh Farrell, Ward Sutherland, Jim Stevenson, Sean Chu, Richard Pootmans, Gian-Carlo Carra, Shane Keating, Diane Colley-Urquhart, Joe Magliocca, Ray Jones, Evan Woolley, and Andre Chabot WHEREAS City Council believes input from an independent body on the appropriate number of wards for the city is desired before Council makes a decision under the Municipal Government Act, Section 148; AND WHEREAS the population of Calgary has increased from 470,000 when the number of wards and ward-elected representatives was increased to 14 in 1976 to 1,149,000 today; AND WHEREAS consultation with both the School Boards, the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No.1, should occur before a Council decision as these two Calgary Boards would be impacted; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council 1. Direct; a. The City Clerk to commence the recruitment of members for the Ward Boundary Commission in accordance with Council Policy CC017, Ward Boundary ,Deter!1lination and Review and report to Council, through PFC, no later than '" , ' 2014 June 23 on the recruitment results, b. ' Administration conduct research with other North American cities of similar size and responsibilities on the number of elected representatives, support staff and other related matters and compile the results for the use of the appointed Ward Boundary Commission no later than 2014,J\,me 30, c. The General Manaqers to cah'vas~' all'their Bu~ihess Units with regard to costs that would be incurred over the 2015-2018 business/budget cycle if the number of wards were changed and provide to the CFO for a report to Council, through PFC, no later than 2014 October 06, and d. The City Clerk to prepare a report for the Organizational Meeting of Council, 2014 October 20, with regard to continuing the Ward Boundary Commission membership for the 2015 Ward Boundary determination and review; Signature of Member(s) of Council Page 1 of 2 ISC: Protected ~~ THE CITY OF .~~~9,!~: NM C;;O/ 'i- 10 NOTICE OF MOTION CC 661 (R2009-05) 2. Direct the duly appointed Ward Boundary Commission; a. Consult with the two Calgary School Boards with regard to the number of wards and the impacts of changes, and b. Report to Council no later than 2014 October 06 with recommendations on the appropriate number of wards for the City 2017 General Election of Council; 3. Authorize the addition of $50,000 as a one-time cost to the 2014 budget City Clerk's Program 778, for the recruitment and additional six months operation of the Ward Boundary Commission. -------- 4--'\. " -, ! Page 2 of 2 ISC: Protected.